مرات

Arabic

Noun

مَرَّات • (marrāt) f pl

1. plural of مَرَّة (marra)

Adverb

مَرَّاتٍ • (marrātin)

1. several times

   ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ― ṯalāṯa marrātin ― three times, thrice

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.raːt/, [mɑrˤˈrˤɑːt]

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Noun

مرّات • (marrāt)

1. plural of مرّة (marra, “time, instance”)

   بوصّيه كتير مرّات، بس هو مش قابل.

   bawaṣṣīh ktīr marrāt, bas huwwe miš ʔābel.

   I ask him often, but he's refusing.

   (literally, “I ask him many times, but he's not agreeing.”)

Adverb

مرّات • (marrāt)

1. sometimes

   Synonym: (formal) أحيانا (ʔaḥyānan)